Grand Falls, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Grand Falls was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,849. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5594542. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.909°N, 67.672°W.
Population
In 1871, Grand Falls had a population of 1,849: 970 male and 879 female residents. Population density was 11.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,849 |
| 1881 | 1,534 |
| 1891 | 1,597 |
| 1901 | 1,897 |
| 1911 | 1,400 |
| 1921 | 1,586 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1861 (0.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Grand Falls, 1881 (43.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Grand Falls shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 315 |
| Number of females | 879 |
| Number of males | 970 |
| Number of married females | 276 |
| Number of married males | 276 |
| Number of married persons | 552 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 44 |
| Total population | 1,849 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 572 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 681 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,253 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 291 |
| Number of occupied houses | 297 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 79 |
| BWT BU | 12,986 |
| CRN BU | 92 |
| HAY AC | 1,766 |
| HAY TONS | 1,596 |
| OAT BU | 19,163 |
| PEA BU | 224 |
| POT AC | 241 |
| POT BU | 25,058 |
| RYE BU | 86 |
| Total area (acres) | 442,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,635 |
| WHT WTR BU | 20 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 98 |
| AREA | 442,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 243 |
| CD | 181 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 315 |
| FEMALE | 879 |
| GRA BU | 15 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 297 |
| INHABITED | 291 |
| MALE | 970 |
| MARRIED F | 276 |
| MARRIED M | 276 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 552 |
| POPULATION | 1,849 |
| ROOT BU | 113 |
| SHANTIES | 6 |
| SINGLE F | 572 |
| SINGLE M | 681 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,253 |
| TUR BU | 4,659 |
| UNINHABITED | 6 |
| WIDOWED F | 31 |
| WIDOWED M | 13 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 44 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB181004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB034004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5594542
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Falls_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Grand-Sault
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Grand Falls, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/grand-falls-nb181004-1871/.